Strengthening Greece-Kuwait relations – Ministers’ contacts in Kuwait

According to an announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Deputy Minister for Economic Diplomacy and External Affairs Costas Fragogiannis and the Minister of Development Adonis Georgiadis had successive meetings with prominent businessmen from Kuwait, as well as with officials of the country’s new government, as part of the working visit held in Kuwait on 16 and 17 January 2023.

The subject of the discussions was the strengthening of relations between the two countries, as well as the preparation of a Joint Interministerial meeting to record the agenda of issues concerning both the Kuwaiti business world and Greek businessmen who want to expand their activities in the Arabian Peninsula.

Athens – Kuwait flights

The two ministers, according to the same announcement, had the opportunity to present the rapid change that has taken place in the last four years in our country, which is now an attractive investment destination for large investments. Particular interest was expressed by the Deputy Minister of Finance of Kuwait Aseel Al-Saad Al Munifi and the Minister of Trade and Industry Mazin Saad Ali Al-Nahedh, for the Athens-Kuwait air connection, an agreement which, as they assured, is very close to being closed .

Opening of the exhibition Alexander the Great, Bridging East and West, by Warlamis

Messrs. Fragogiannis and Georgiadis on Monday evening also opened the exhibition Alexander the Great, Bridging East and West, by Warlamis. Present at the opening event were dozens of businessmen from Kuwait as well as Greeks active in the region. At the opening of the exhibition, which is an initiative of Ambassador Constantinos Piperigos, the internationally renowned mezzo-soprano, Alexandra Gravas, sang Greek and Arabic songs.

The mission earlier visited the national museum of the city, in which the finds from excavations on the ancient-Greek island of “Failaka” which was so named from the Greek word Phylakion, due to the strategic position that Alexander the Great had taken advantage of, have a prominent place. In the meeting with the Minister of Commerce of Kuwait, cooperation was requested in the planning of cultural utilization and tourism development of the island. Two Greek archaeological expeditions have already been carried out on this island, while in this period there are also ones from other countries.

During the visit to Kuwait, Mr. Fragogiannis signed, on behalf of the Hellenic Export Credit Company SA. ECG, Memorandum of Cooperation with the Kuwaiti counterpart Dhaman.